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Homelessness

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Karyn Walsh Contributor | Chief executive of Micah Projects October 8, 2025 — 10.33am

In recent weeks, three members of our community have died on the street, or in a tent in a park in greater Brisbane.

Two passed away near homeless services.

Some of the commentary has been to blame funded services, but these people are victims of the homelessness crisis, and a system not built to prevent premature deaths for the most vulnerable.

Each death is shocking. All deaths of people on the street are tragedies, but it is not a time to turn on people in services and blame them for inaction.

It is a time to talk about how our society can address these issues together, and for government to find the same urgency for homelessness that it has for o

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